A helping hand makes all the difference. Everyone deserves access to food without fear of shame. Lets end the stigma behind food insecurity. Resources and more information available at your local health department office.
OREGON: 907 Pines Road • (815) 562-6976
ROCHELLE: 510 Lincoln Highway • (815) 562-6976
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VOLUME 174 NO. 48 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
Friday, January 24, 2025 • $1.00
SPORTS
High school roundup Find out how local high school teams fared in basketball, wrestling and bowling / 15
Crimes and court
Earleen Hinton
Oregon man pleads guilty to conservation crimes / 6 One section • 20 pages
VARIANCE REQUEST Oregon Fire Chief Michael Knoup presents the fire district’s request to the Oregon Planning Commission for a variance to expand the fire station during a Jan. 21 meeting. The fire district needs a variance to add on to the station because the station is located in the city’s River Front Commercial District. Story on page 2.
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds........................................19 Colbert Column...............................16
Otto’s Column................................... 4 Property Transfers.......................... 10 Sports...........................................12-17
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Kathryn L. Cox, Jacquelyn Pettit, Page 8